Daily life with Mandi; lots of random batty (and other) clips
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ธ.ค. 2022
- One of the mumbats parked her baby in a small aviary then went into the larger aviary for some personal R&R. She started to call for the baby, but he either ignored her or wasn't able to find her; Mandi moved him to the big aviary so he could reunite with his mum, but he didn't seem to be able to work out how to get to her (he's just a little guy after all); Mandi moved the pool noodle so he could climb up to the top, and mumbat and baby were reunited after calling out to each other so he could locate her. Reunion successful. YAY
Angus, the Green Tree Frog (who is probably female from "his" size), has decided the water dispenser makes a very good new home. Handsome "dude".
A quick visit to Babytown, which is where Mandi's babies are hanging out. Caspar at the front, then Fara(day) and Pepper under the many legged caterpillar, then Lennox, and Harper (who has a broken leg) who has very cutely put himself to bed in the "igloo". He's managing his leg fracture than many humans do and it's just a part of his life now. He even makes a very good attempt at grooming his tricky bits.
Some of the newly arrived Bunya mountains babies who are being triaged and stabilised prior to being moved along to carers, are weighed and measured and get their toenails painted for ID. They're all rehydrated and some of the larger ones in good condition are set to hanging, and the smaller ones are swaddled and fed. Nobody is getting much sleep until these babies are dispersed to carers. Thanks to Kerry who rescued them all and continues to rescue the orphans from this colony, and to Mel who is arranging transport so these babies can get to carers quickly.
A local kookaburra has caught a rat and is in the process of bashing it into submission so he can swallow it whole. I think it looks a little big for him but he's tenderising it diligently.
Wallace and Mrs Tweedie's chicks have hatched; it may have escaped Wallace's notice, but they're all bantam chicks slipped under Mrs Tweedie when Wallace and Mrs T's eggs were all infertile. Mandi substitutes bantam eggs so Mrs T can hatch, raise and love her chicks.
Wallace is taking her on a promenade around the fowl yard area to show off his new family.
Jimboomba, one of the roosters, makes an appearance, and the hen with him, Celia is (weirdly) probably the chook who laid the eggs originally, with Jimboomba the probable father, and even more weirdly, Celia is one of Wallace and Mrs Tweedie's chicks from their first clutch of "little tweedies" earlier this year.
I hope you enjoy this fresh melange of farm life, Mandi style.
Thanks Mandi for the footage.
This footage is given in thanks for the continuing donations which help support the fruit costs for her bats.
tolgabathospital.org/donate/
Mention Megabattie or Meg in the PayPal message box and the money will find its way to Mandi
If no message box appears, please email Jenny to tell her that the money is for Mandi.
IMPORTANT: If you pay through the PayPal Giving Fund, can you please email Jenny with the amount donated and the name under which you have donated, OR just forward along the PP receipt.
The Giving Fund doesn’t charge any fees (so the bats get more money) but PP doesn’t itemise out the amount, they just send a total every month, and we don’t know if the money is for Tolga or for Megabattie.
Here’s Jenny’s email.
jenny@tolgabathospital.org
Mandi has a really great farm. I know the farm life can be difficult, but at the same time extremely rewarding.
They have a macadamia farm; Mr Mandi manages a few of them.
Mandi has the area around the house for her aviaries, chookyard and of course, the batties.
I hope Mandi knows how much we Megabattie fans love her videos and cast of characters. ❤️🦃 thanks for posting them.
I love the Mom's look after the reunion like "Whatchu lookin at? I told you he was a good boy."
I can't tell you how much I look forward to seeing this slice of life from Mandi's farm.
I love it when she sends me videos
Wild kingdom in the bat cage! So good to see the baby finally reach mom! And all the little batties. They are very well cared for. So cute!
Mandi's bats are always cared for well
@@Megabattie you Batladies🦇🦇 are all amazing carers. 😃
You have so many beautiful animals in Australia, more people should appreciate them.
I do not know how to recover from so much cuteness overload... and that frog!!!!!!! 😍
Oh my goodness, the lord made some weird and wonderful beastie's, thank you Meg and Mandi. 🇨🇦🦇🍁💚
Adorable babies under the caterpillar!
Adore Mrs Tweedie's loving encouraging voice to "her" babies 💖💕🇨🇦
Thank you, Mandi. Thank you everyone who does this vital work!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻💯👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🥰💗💗💗💗💗💗💖💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💐💋💋💋💋💋🫶🏻🫶🏻🇺🇸
Wallace and Mrs Tweedie are such good parents for their little family. He couldn't be prouder to show them off, and her little chirps remind me of the gentle 'prrrt' sounds mama cats make to their babies. Thanks, Mandi & Meg, for the lovely update.
I love the Bats. Beautiful, sweet and mysterious
So many sweet little puppy faces! (And other wonderful little beings!)
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Thank You kindly Meg for these beautiful clips at Mandi's Aviary heaven for lovely souls, it is soup for my worried soul🥺🥰🦇🐾☮️
I love seeing these baby updates ... gosh, Harper is such a little darling, the way he crawls out of his cozy little hammock right away just to be pet absolutely melts me. It's so impressive that he's coping so well with the broken leg, here's hoping he recovers quickly!
And hoping for the best of progress with the new babies, the poor little things. No matter how often I see them, I'm always so stunned by how tiny some of the babies are in human hands. Wishing them the best to grow up big and strong
Harper is so adorable and he's doing really well. Thank you so much Mandi for taking care of all those batties 🦇. Cheers from Silvana 🇺🇾
I love visiting the aviary through these videos,,♥️♥️♥️
Beautiful battiest! Omg those Kookaburras are fierce!
This is quite a large bit of prey for them, but they also do snakes, then perch on a branch and whip the snake backwards and forwards to kill it, before taking it back to their nest.
You could see he was having difficulty with the weight, to manipulate it and make sure it was dead.
all those babies... so small, so pure. Mandi does such a great job taking care of them little angels~
I love Mandi’s wildlife farm, even my cat that’s in bed with me is watching too on my iPad👍😀
There is a sense of peace about her farm, despite the chaos of all the animals
I wish there were more such videos, and not just videos with the treatment and rescue of these animals
Awesome! Thanks Mandi 😊
Merry, Merry Megabattie and Mandi!! Thank you for a year of wonderful vids!!
PS Best to “Mom &Dad”… Hoping they will be well at Christmas and you all can enjoy a wonderful holiday together!
Mumbat in the intro was using junior’s first, middle, AND last name to call him! Kids of all species know that tone.😂
I only get called by my full name when I'm in trouble
Harper! 😍😍😍
The turkeys look like royalty 🦃🦃
Lovely bat🦇😍
Cutie babies
They are all adorable. I'd love to give Harper some attention. I love seeing all the animals. ❤️❤️❤️
Love them all. 💕
I just love all these precious bats !!Ty for helping them and giving them dignity and love ❤️!
3:49 This baby seems to be particularly clingy/feisty, seeing how they even put a sticker on it to "gear up" before handling it 😜
LOL, it's just the brand of the cloth
Thanks Mandi.
That baby bat is going to tell their babies about how they used to climb on a pool-noodle (but I think they will make it sound more exotic).
What species are this batch of chicks? I know it’s often a foster- brooding setup.
It’s remarkable to see how proud and involved Wallace is as a father!
I don't know; Mandi has so many chooks and breeds, and they crossbreed; She thinks Celia and Jimboomba were the actual genetic parents.
That was wonderful. Loved the bonus footage at the end!
Que lindinho recebendo carinhos e movendo as orelhinhas! 🥰🥰🥰 muito fofinho! Amo esses morcegos!
Just so amazing. Lifts my spirit everytime
Bless their little hearts, thank you
Mandi's videos are sooo 'feel good'! 🦇💞💞🦇
When the news in differrent media tell us about human and animal suffering you and your coworkers is so so important. It reminds me of the kindness and beauty in the world and I feel so greatful to you and others doing so much for animals who need it. It is lovely. Of course work helping people is also heartwarming. Thank You ❤❤❤❤
Hi Monica
So man people do so much good totally under the radar, totally unnoticed; you just see what I do because I talk about it and put it up.
So many people do great works with humans, totally unrecognised at huge personal cost to themselves.
I'm merely a very small cog in a niche of something I like doing.
@@Megabattie yes I totally agree with you. My computor allows me to follow rescue work with elephants, orangutans, many smaller monkeys for ex rhesus monkeys in Hong Kong. Though they live free and protected they need some extra food every day, low land gorillas. The vervet foundation and so on. I love all of you who do a great great work. Hugs to you 🤩
@@monicaalvin8239 20 years ago this would not have been possible to even see what was going on let alone share it around the world. We have come a long way but as humans we have probably lost a lot.
@@Megabattie I totaluy agree!
Whoa ... don't touch the Green Frog
She didn't.
The frog was allowed to decamp to a location of his choice
How much Mandi does for all the animals in her farm!!! She feed them, cuddle them. I love that babies gang, they are really cute. Harper is so glad to see Mandi to be petted! This time we have a new entry the frog, I adore frogs!! I saw one under the rain on a winter day and she was so gorgeous. Thank Mandi and Meg for Sharing and showing that cute mumbat calling her baby!
Ciao, Sonia! I've only seen toads in my garden, and I love them dearly for eating slugs and snails. The local agile frogs live in the woods, little brown ones with masks, who look like tiny burglars.
@@chezmoi42 Ciao Chez moi, tutto ok? I like toads and frogs very much!!Buona domenica, have a good Sunday
@@sonialignani Grazie, va tutto bene! Tomorrow is Christmas lunch with our Franco-Anglophone group, the English Connection, which is always great fun. I hope you have pleasant plans for the holiday season, too!
@@chezmoi42 yes I will cook and eat together with my family, that's the best thing!!!Have fun with your friends
Baby chaos
Never a dull moment...
Anyone else feel bad for the rat? No? Just me? I'm always a sucker for the underdog🤷
Not just you. I have had rats for pets and they are smart and loving. I know nature is nature but I did not enjoy that at all.
Oh poor rat :( they're intelligent animals and form bonds like cats and dogs can. Maybe not as strong but still strong.
That bird is not doing a very good job 😒
Agree. I had rats as pets. Could not watch the end 😫
It's a feral rat, not a native, but kookaburra is doing what kookaburras do. They also do snakes and lizards like this as well.
Yes, I know rats are intelligent. I think I intended putting it after the disclaimer but I got disturbed so many times while editing this that it may have been in the first segment, for which I apologise.
The bird had caught it and since it wasn't struggling it was probably already dead.
It's nicer to see a native animal taking care of an individual of aggressively destructive invasive species than the other way round.
I know it’s a lot of work but I always dreamed of having a sanctuary where all animals would find happiness and safety from the cruel hands of humans (especially the ones exploited for food, clothing and accessories. So unnecessary! But anyway, love everything batty ❤
You don't get holidays if you have a sanctuary; you don't get sick leave, you don't get the weekends off; it's a brutal 24/7 lifestyle.
Mum was vociferous in getting baby back.
Did you notice that she was waiting at the end of the rope for him, and only came to the middle when he climbed up the pool noodle
Is grooming themselves a sign, that a bat is comfortable? You mentioned grooming when showing Harper.
Yeah, it's a sign of normal relaxed life.
Do the baby bats ever try biting once they're in care? They definitely recognize the carers as "mom".
Sometimes they're particularly bitey and retain their bitiness, however this is usually the older babies who knew their previous life with their mum and know that the humans aren't supposed to have taken over to be their new mums. Miss Megabytie was one such baby (does her name suggest anything?), and Bitey Banjo. And Velociraptor.
Awwww... that's all I can say. Thank you Mandy and Meg :-).
What's that black thing at Wallace's front? Is that a long feather?
It's his breast beard. You can also see that Mrs Tweedie has a feather tag there as well.
Ah, yes, now I saw it. It's much shorter though.
Great example of Kookaburra behaviour, but if anything could make me feel sorry for a rat that was it.
The rat looked dead to me, and there is nothing I can do about nature except be fascinated how the Kooka is actually going to eat this. They eat their prey whole after bashing it on a branch to kill it and soften it, then they just swallow and swallow.
So, Meg. Two quick questions. In the video, who are the mumbat and baby bat calling out to each other? And is Meep, Reuben and Malteser now out from the Sin Bin for good behavior and that Meep has forgiven Mandi so he Meep for my birthday on the 24th of April?
Meep is still in the sin bin and isn't going to forgive Mandi for his exile until he's out of exile. He won't be out of exile before Jackie has her baby which will be in May, probably.
If I haven't labelled the mum and baby calling to each other, it's because I don't know who they are.
@@Megabattie Alright. Just checking
That is a whole lot of cuteness and bucolic pleasure right there. Mrs. Tweedie is a great Mum, and Wallace is very proud of his offspring. The reunion at the start was so sweet. Thank you Mandi and Meg for these precious moments…love the caterpillar commune.🖤🇨🇦
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Does the Kookaburra then cough up a furball after eating like owls?
They strike, and carry their prey back up to the tree where they bash it against a branch to kill it, and soften it before throwing back their head and swallowing.
The kookaburra eats its prey whole sometimes having to rest for lengths of time waiting for the first half of the animal to be digested so the second half can be swallowed. The Kookaburra can then regurgitate food and store it in the nest for future meals.
Indigestible bones and hair are later regurgitated in pellet form.
Thanks for that interesting information Meg.
Is it the lighting, or does the little battie at 4:05 have a silver chin?
It looks like he should be the bat version of Santa.
She's got a silver face, so the chin under the jaw is part of it
Nail polish ?